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The legal construction of the social security system of the Republic of Kosovo

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  • Ma Lourdes Arastey Sahún
  • Pilar Rivas Vallejo

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Following the international community's unsuccessful attempts to broker an agreement between Serbia and Kosovo, the territory of Kosovo controversially declared independence on 17 February 2008. This article provides a description and analysis of the social protection system immediately after the declaration of independence. In the aftermath of conflict, and faced by enormous economic difficulties, Kosovo's society could not expect a complete restoration of the social security system. To date, the United Nations Mission has committed itself to building a minimum legal framework, seeking to give answers to main and essential challenges. But the core structure of the social security system is yet to be laid. Nonetheless, in a complex situation such as that of Kosovo, the realization of a social protection framework must be seen as an essential mechanism for reconstruction and peacekeeping.

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  • Ma Lourdes Arastey Sahún & Pilar Rivas Vallejo, 2009. "The legal construction of the social security system of the Republic of Kosovo," International Social Security Review, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 62(1), pages 65-89, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:intssr:v:62:y:2009:i:1:p:65-89
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-246X.2008.01324.x
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